ADS R1 rehab

[Allison3]

I just got an ADS Atelier R1 for cheap, that will need rehabbing. Does anyone have an (English) paper or PDF copy of the service manual they could kindly share?

 

[jdurbin1]

I have a pdf of the schematic/service manual that has English content... it's in three languages. Too big to upload here but if you send me your email address via private Conversation, I can send it to you.

John

 

[Allison3]

OK. It's time to turn to this. I powered up the receiver tonight for the first time with the Variac. No smoke, so that's good. No speaker output, either. All the functions appear to at least turn on, though, so that's good too.

There is a LOT less room to move around the R1 than the Citation Receiver I just did! Dieter Rams worked his usual industrial design magic on the exterior, but damn, there's just no room to move around here. I'm thinking that this is going to be one of those projects that I do small bits of work on, set it aside, then return to it with some regularity. Immediate issues:

1. Much of the service manual that jdurbin1 sent me (thanks!) is indeed in German. It's in a weird PDF format too, that will take some time to get translated. I'd feel better with a service manual I can understand, otherwise I'm flying blind.
2. After that, I'll really need to study the manual and schematic. These components are so tightly packed in, I'm afraid of making a mistake because I haven't documented every move I've made.
3. I'm also wondering whether I need to recap. From what I've seen so far, nothing looks leaky or blown up, and this is an early-80's vintage receiver. It's no spring chicken, but it's not a vintage Fisher that's been kept in the barn, either.